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Harley110
New member
Username: Harley110
Post Number: 2
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 6:22 pm: | 
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was looking to buy a new base was wondering witch one is the best as far as rec. and very loud audio ????? 2517 or rci 2985 or texas ranger 696 base |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 4243
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 10:23 am: |
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Harley110,
Well I have never used or had any personal experience with the 2985DX or the 2517.
But we do Own and Enjoy the Features and Performance of our Texas Ranger 696F SSB Base Radio and the Ranger 2995DX 10 & 12 Meter Base Radio's.
You are talking about 3 Completely different radios here.
The Texas Ranger 696F SSB Base radio is a CB Radio.
The Galaxy DX 2517 is a 10 METER Base Radio.
The Ranger 2985DX is a 10 & 12 METER Base Radio.
As all three radios are completely different with many different features it would be impossible to compare them.
If you are Not a licensed Ham or going to use the Ham Frequencies then the DX 2517 and 2985DX is a lot of extra money to just use as a CB.
If you Plan to use them for the Ham Bands then the Ranger 2985DX will cover Both the 10 and 12 Meter bands and has many features the others do not have.
Check out the Links below to read the features that each radio has to offer and then you can determine which radio will best fit your needs.
http://www.copperelectronics.com/cgi-bin/checkitout/checkitout.cgi?catalogSTORE:CKIE:prodE00-07000+
http://www.copperelectronics.com/cgi-bin/checkitout/checkitout.cgi?catalogSTORE:CKIE:prod008-G10-00017+
http://www.copperelectronics.com/cgi-bin/checkitout/checkitout.cgi?catalogSTORE:CKIE:prodR10-10117+
Hope this helps.
Lon
Tech808
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Bluegrass
Junior Member
Username: Bluegrass
Post Number: 25
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 1:00 pm: |
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the TR696F-SSB is a great radio i got mine in feb and i love it.great audio,great transmit,killer with an Astatic MobileMax.i also just got a d104 on ebay i'll let you know how it sounds with it on there.just make shure you've got a good antenna mine is an I-MAX99 but you can't get that one it's been discontued so an A99 $37.50 or I-MAX2000 $74.99 would be a good choice. |
Harley110
New member
Username: Harley110
Post Number: 3
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 1:20 pm: |
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thanks for the info lon think i am going to go with the 2985dx and the super star echo mic that every one is talking about think it will work great and thanks 73s |
Mikefromms
Intermediate Member
Username: Mikefromms
Post Number: 308
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 09, 2004 - 5:54 pm: |
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I think you made an excellent decision.
mikefromms |
Mikefromms
Intermediate Member
Username: Mikefromms
Post Number: 314
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, December 11, 2004 - 8:56 am: |
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Harley110, give us a full report when you get the radio and use it a day or two. Wow, I could have had a v-8!
mikefromms |
Muddoc
New member
Username: Muddoc
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 8:38 pm: |
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Ranger RCI-2995DX
i want to get my last radio, and sell three base 11 meter st. radios i want to convert the rci to 11 meters what is the safe power output(rf)for the RCI |
Silver_surfer
New member
Username: Silver_surfer
Post Number: 1
Registered: 7-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 6:16 pm: |
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75 WATTS am 100 watts ssb. new power supply can't handle it, don't push it. I use a astron 70amp supply on my 2995dx with a ac-dc switch in the back of my radio 300 watts ssb 200watts am.878desk mike. |
